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In the Sumerian King List, how many years is King Alulim said to have ruled Eridu?
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28,800 years
In Sumerian mythology, what is the name of Enlil’s wife in the poem Enlil and Ninlil?
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Ninlil
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what animal steals the Plant of Rejuvenation from Gilgamesh?
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A serpent
Which traditional scholar is credited with compiling the Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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Sin-leqi-unninni
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what is the name of the city whose walls Gilgamesh rules?
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Uruk
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What title, meaning “He Who Saw the Deep,” is associated with the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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Sha naqba īmuru
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, which divine creature does Ishtar send against Uruk?
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Bull of Heaven
What is the name of Gilgamesh’s son in the Sumerian King List?
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Ur-Nungal